I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.

Quote by Neil Armstrong

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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to...

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to...

Research is creating new knowledge.

Research is creating new knowledge.

The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my...

The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my...

I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially...

I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially...

That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

Geologists have a saying - rocks remember.

Geologists have a saying - rocks remember.

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this...

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this...

Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and...

Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and...

I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human...

I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human...

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste...

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste...

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but...

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but...

Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight....

Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight....

Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being...

Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being...

As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north...

As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north...

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD....

Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD....

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and...

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and...

The Eagle has landed.

The Eagle has landed.